Games Workshop opened a new website alongside the 8th edition announcement. Come take a look at what this new website has to offer us.
The new Warhammer 40,000 website looks like it’s all about growing the community as a whole. Let’s take a look at some of what the new site has to offer.
Start Here
Start here is a section dedicated to getting new people into Warhammer, and showing them exactly what they need to do to get started.
The Game
The game provides a section explaining the game of Warhammer 40,000, as well as a description on the 3 new play styles: Open Play, Narrative Play, and Matched Play.
Tutorials
Tutorials is a great video tutorial section for you to go to if you’re looking for painting tips, techniques, brush care, assembly tips, and basing techniques.
Community
Remember the old Warhammer Community page? Well this is the same exact thing but in a central location with everything else Warhammer related. No need to flip between pages now.
Shop
The Shop section provides you a great way of finding a place to buy the Games Workshop goods you’re looking for. Don’t feel like shopping online? Well they’ve included a retail store locator, and independent stockist locator. Finding your LFGS has never been easier.
The new Warhammer 40,000 website has a lot to offer for everyone from beginner to veteran. Make sure you head on over and get yourself familiar with the new site, seems like this one may just be around for a while.
What are your thoughts on yet another new site from Games Workshop? Let us know in the comments below.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
